not influenzas, old rock, new rock, medium rock, billy rock, wave rock, punk rock, pete rock & cl smooth, pet rock, flight attendants, descendants, replacements, stooges, spooj, echo and the bunnymen, james honeyman scott, scott joplin, scott papertowels, the buzzcocks, ham hocks, spaceman 3, my 3 sons, the undertones, over, under, sideways, down, sham 69, sam the sham and the pharohs, sam and dave, the gits, the slits, can, canned heat, hot tuna, the bee gees, weegee, lead belly, led zep, haven't slept, nick cave, moist cave, flavor flave, cheese danishes, great danes, alien lanes, carburators, crabby patties, greazy thighs, green grass and high tides, village green preservation society, green tamborines, high anxiety, angus young, angus beef, clambake, bake sales, seals and crofts, the cramps, amps, the cars, bars, whatever it takes, jakes eatery, bloc party, jim mccarty, betty crocker toaster ovens, lee rocker, mockers, interpol, intercourse, interstellar overdrive, interplanetary sex pistol packin' mamas, pink floyd, pretty boy floyd, pretenders, pros and all mod cons, camel toes, lama fingers, dead ringers, the dead boys, chester the molester, naked mole rats, ratso rizzo, jeff tweedy, tweety and sylvester, bob mitchum, bob mould, moldy peaches, nude beaches, peaches and herb, herb alpert and the tiajuana brass, ass, sassafrass, dream syndicate, lauren bacall, bacardi, johnny walker, the walkmen, johnny winter, johnny rotten, johnny cash, do it for johnny, johnny come lately the new kid in town, john lennon, johnny thunders, thunderclap newman, randy newman, harry truman, harry belafonte, blondie, john paul belmondo, george and ringo, bell bottom blues, chris bell, timothy bottoms, tim buckley, buck owens, ricky nelson, rick nielson, harry nielson, hat finks, chet adkins, chet baker, chet lemon, blind lemon jefferson, george jefferson, jefferson aeroplane, the selma blair witch trial, try try try, just a little bit harder, harbingers, the stranglers, the standells, sierra nevada, reno nevada, eric estrada, estrogen, helium, feel 'em, up the establishment, chablis, bleach, blur, big sur, big chief, big star, stellastarr*, star fucker, starfucker, starfucker, starfucker star, yar, bert lahr, bongwater, running bases, faces, small faces, mgmt and lack thereof, jesse daren presley, keith richard's dumb hot daughters, cool waters, muddy waters, sea otters, fodder, fisticuffs, 8 is enough, carlton fisk, richie zisk, zam fier, master of the pan flute, klute, scarlett johanson, david johanson, tapes 'n tapes (and cassettes), cream, bread, gvsb, gvb, mbv, rfk, pbs, amc, jsbx, x, xtc, t-rex, david essex, dave alvin, new order, hey porter, new riders of the purple sage, long riders, spiders from mars, smiths, marvelous marvin hagler, magazine, felini, eminem, duane allman, raw almonds, osmonds, ogglin', louis XlV, lynn swan, the swans, swell, blood, sweat and tears, beer, siouxsie sioux, blue cheer, blues project, prague, prong, kool keith, kool and the gang, the james gang, gang of 4, the doors, thrift stores, that girl, the girl can't help it, adam ant, deer hunter, tab hunter, wham, the wipers, the vipers, the velvets, elvez, pez, resin hits and misses, mrs. butterworth, paul butterfield, butterglory, harlem globetrotters, the troggs, arkansas hogs, odds n' sods, hot rods, vodka, bobka, lobsta, salsa, barack obama, talking heads, new threads, fresh bread, the lady in red, head, headstones, stone roses, poses, posies, greg dulli, wire, high on fire, the runaways, fuck all anyways...
Sounds Like
what you ought to have blasting outa yer Ipod at this very moment
This is the preternatural myspace music page of Alex Emanuel. PERMISSION (formerly ROLLO) is the most recent name given to his ever changin' project (prior to ROLLO, he was also 1/3 of TRANSIT BELLE). The band is presently taking an elongated siesta, but will resume activities in the near future. When that happens, they'll be regrouping and breaking in a new n' improved lineup (Yes, that means PERMISSION could be looking for a few good members near you). Any and all instruments, ages, genders and nationalities are encouraged to contact their asses at that point in time (but only if)
a) you're cool, w/ sense of humor to boot, y'aint no snob, and you def. aint got no unnatural interest in stealing other people's hard earned work
b) you have no unresolved issues with yourself and friends (like penis envy, latent leanings, "Marcia Marcia Marcia" big brother crap, or festering hairlip hurt, that sorta thang)
c) you've been in bands before and know what being in one truly entails (or, you're passion and enthusiasm is fuckin' true, and you can assure those here at Permission central that you're no fly by night p/t day player mocker type, cuz they'll have none o' that).
The tunes available here for your listening pleasure were recorded over 2 Permissionary sessions @ The Womb in NJ, by the beautiful and talented Ray Ketchem (who's worked with the likes of Luna, the Mendoza Line and Elk City among others). All the music was composed by Alex Emanuel and Ben Jenkins, and all lyrics and arrangements by Alex Emanuel. The lineup on the trax was as follows: Alex Emanuel -gtr, lead vox, keys, Ben Jenkins -lead gtr, Mags LaBombard -bass, keys, David Lewis -drums, Marah Boblin -keys, bg vox, Sir -bg vox (special kudos tendered to Meghan Pickens for putin' up with a whole load of unnecessary shit). As formerly stated, PERMISSION rose out of the smoking ashes of Alex Emanuel's former band Rollo in 2005, and he and his rolling cohorts have sweetly, sonically and sardonically been navigating the ratio of electric flux density produced by rock in a hard place (NYC) ever since.
".... rock n roll that doesnt try to do a billion things all at once and instead focuses on the one simple yet daunting task of capturing an audiences attention. They write nice floating melodies and have some pleasantly surprising hooks. Each song seems to get better than the last which shows a great sense of songwriting" -smother.net
"singer Alex Emanuel has a cocksure blues growl that hits it right on the head..." -Ewan Wadharmi, Hybrid Music reviews
"I like the song tow head, it makes me think of the hermes perfume
ads for some reason, sparklers and more cookies... Actually to tell
you the truth, the first thing it reminded me of was the panda scene in
Anchorman! Psychedelic pandas" -Samo
"(The guitar) is joined by Alex Emanuels vocals-equal parts gutter beg and glamour scoff" - Daniel Janoff/10x10 Magazine, Chicago
"Vocalist/bassist Alex Emanuels unique, raspy snarl perfectly fits the mood as he moans about perversion and breakdowns ('I'm gonna make my breakdown, Im moving too fast')" -Dave Madden, Splendidezine.com
"Okay, read closely. I can't be absolutely positive, but I'm fairly certain that the lyric 'Ive just not, got the runs' appears (on the track, 'Live Wired'), and if that's the correct lyric, well, excellent, it means Alex Emanuel isn't going to bother with ostentatious rock lyric posturing, and actually say what he means (he) even goes a little Tom Verlaine-esque w/ his lyrics and vocals at times" -Stephanie R. Myers, Motherwest.com/the-deli
"Alex Emanuels vocals are cool in the style of Bob Pollard, Jeremy Enick, and that dude from the Libertines" -Storylinerecords.com
"Rock with a punk edge. Lots of energy and grit, packed full of attitude. (Alex Emanuel)'s delivery adds to the charm-great choruses with an almost Buck Cherry, Cobain vocal style. Angsty energy drive the songs along without any whine" -Gildthelily
"(lead vocalist Alex Emanuel's declaration) Im in love with getting laid' completes the classic rock sentiment. Jennifer Love Hooker, with its my woman from So Cal yo' chorus, is catchy" -Dave Cobb, Splendidezine.com
"Reminds me of modern day X. New-wave garage rock, boy/girl vocals, sweet basslines, and a certain debauchery feel to it" -Mystery & Misery
"Sonically, you have to sort of twist yourself off-center, adventurous, I found quite a few things to like here... tightrope-walking vocals are a tricky propostion, but Alex (Emanuel) succeeds" -Cake magazine
"Permission c'est l'ulcre. PERMISSION attaque langoureusement le bide la perceuse. Cest si doux! Normal, tout le monde est bourr. La liqueur fait son effet. On danse sur les tables, et on recommande une tourne. PERMISSION: le meilleur groupe de Rock & Roll de 2005"
-DJ NIC (a.k.a Nicolas RICHARD) PERMISSION, Chronique parue dans Le Son de Paris, 2005
For bookings and all other inquiries, please contact Alex Emanuel via email at permissionyc@yahoo.com or by phone at 646-325-8719.
Hey Hey,
Just checking in to see how things are going these days? Looking forward to meeting up at a show at some point. Keep in touch.
Cheers,
Matt & Kane
hey, hows things?? We are gigging at the Cuban in London on june 6th. If you are interested in tickets etc... send us an email with subject - cuban, and we will give you all the details etc...
hey fellow new yorker, sorry for those earlier comments, what i meant to say was... we're playing with paulson at the knitting factory ny main stage on the 14th. also down to earth approach and you, me, and everyone we know will be playing. come hang out and listen to some ridiculous music, you won't regret it or my name isn't jack bauer jr.
Here is the the skinny, i know it has been a while, so in your honor, edison glass will be killin it may 14th (next monday) at the knitting factory. MA MA MA Main stage w/paulson/down to earth approach/you me and everyone we know. Hope to see your beautiful faces there, to make up for our not-so ones.
hey... i just got myself a free apple iphone, just by entering my zipcode at this website..IT REALLLY WORKED! it came today. you should get yours before the giveaway is over. i saved the web address for you.. just goto http://grooviniphones.com to get yours, i'm going to get another one right now :)
Hey Permission Hows things going? We are Really good atm working on a video which should look good!
Thanks for your continuing support
We have now put Lullaby on FREE download, and put a couple of random pics up, so you know what we look like :o)
Keep in touch
P.S we are looking for people to help us at gigs with promotion and email collection, let us know if your interested!!
'40-40'
Released 30th April - Ltd 7" / CD / Download
ORDER NOW:
7" from: // CD from:
The 7" and CD (featuring the video) are available in all good record stores as of Monday but you can order online from the above right now - download links are on our profile now aswell.
We're also having a single release party on Monday in Camden, don't want to overboard with too much gunff - so if you want to come head over to www.myspace.com/RosemaryMusic or www.myspace.com/Suburbankings (our night) for all the details - be great to see you there...
THERE IS NOW AS OF TODAY (26TH APRIL) A LIVE VERSION OF OUR SONG 'TIME' UP ON THE SPACE, AVAILIBLE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE. THIS WILL BE ONLY AVAILIBLE FOR SEVEN DAYS AS A SNEAK PEAK INTO OUR NEW EP, COMING MAY 2007.
DURING THE MONTH OF MAY THERE WILL BE ALOT OF CHANGES FOR TRANSMIT!. THERE WILL BE A NEW MYSPACE, COMPLETE WITH 4 NEW SONGS, WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO RECORD A FURTHER TWO MORE SONGS WHICH WILL BE LINKED ON HERE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD, IF YOU SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST, OR BUY A TSHIRT OR DEMO
THE DEMO WILL BE AVAILIBLE FREE EITHER ON HERE, DOWNLOAD ONLY, COMPLETE WITH THE FRONT, BACK AND INSIDE COVERS, FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT OFF YOURSELF.
OR, YOU COULD ALTERNATIVLY BUY A DEMO FOR 1 POUND, WHICH WILL CONTAIN 2 EXTRA TRACKS.
ALSO, WE WILL BE LAUNCHING A BRAND NEW FULL WEBSITE, WHICH WILL HAVE ALOT MORE DETAIL THAN ON HERE. THIS WILL BE LAUNCHED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE EP SO KEEP A LOOK OUT
Hey! How you doing? We have just added a few new gigs to our profile, and a few more pics! we are gigging this wednesday in Islington in london, we then have The Ginglik in shepards bush and then the cuban in camdon. so if your in the area please come down and support. thanks alot
